PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dupont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Pupkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Dupont looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dupont
vs
Pupkin

196 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Dupont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vasily Pupkin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupont throws a right and a left that Pupkin avoids nicely.
Pupkin shoots in but no luck this time.
Dupont stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dupont wants it to stay on the feet.
Dupont leaves Pupkin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Damian Dupont has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Pupkin.
A combination from Dupont does no damage.
Dupont keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pupkin shoots in and drives through. Dupont sprawls well.
Pupkin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pupkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dupont but Dupont pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pupkin fails with the takedown.
Damian Dupont is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dupont displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pupkin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dupont avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Dupont. No joy for Pupkin on that attempt.
Dupont lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body punch from Dupont.
Dupont misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pupkin dodges the punch combination from Dupont.
Pupkin shoots for a takedown but Dupont saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dupont displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pupkin.
Pupkin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dupont sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pupkin looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dupont throws a nice looking combination but Pupkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dupont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pupkin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dupont throws a nice looking combination but Pupkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dupont.
Dupont moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dupont dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Dupont as Pupkin shoots in.
Dupont keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damian Dupont is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pupkin misses with a takedown attempt - Dupont sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damian Dupont has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Pupkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupont throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pupkin.
Pupkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dupont as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont misses with a series of wild punches.
Dupont tries to bum rush Pupkin with a series of wild strikes but Pupkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Dupont.
Dupont misses with a wild combination.
Pupkin slips a jab and a cross from Dupont.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice combination there by Dupont.
A combination from Dupont does no damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A combination from Dupont does no damage.
Dupont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Pupkin or perhaps it was just good defense by Dupont which made him look bad.
Dupont misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkin shoots for a double leg takedown but Dupont sprawls well. He's pushed Pupkin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pupkin looks for a takedown but Dupont sprawls well.
Dupont lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck for Pupkin with that takedown attempt.
Pupkin is breathing heavily.
Pupkin fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pupkin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dupont sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dupont works over Pupkin's head and body with a nice combination.
Dupont moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pupkin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dupont dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dupont lands with a nice combination. Pupkin backs away looking to recover.
Pupkin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dupont as he avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dupont.
Pupkin shoots for a takedown but Dupont saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dupont scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dupont lands a jab-cross combination.
Dupont lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pupkin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dupont will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dupont connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dupont misses with a few strikes there.
Pupkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dupont swivels and escapes.
Damian Dupont has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Pupkin.
Danga de danga de dang - Dupont scores with a four punch combination!
Dupont really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dupont displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pupkin.
Pupkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Dupont.
Dupont throws a nice looking combination but Pupkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Dupont as Pupkin shoots in.
No luck for Pupkin with that takedown attempt.
Dupont lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont throws a series of punches but Pupkin moves out of range.
Dupont throws a series of punches but Pupkin moves out of range.
Dupont scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dupont goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pupkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dupont lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dupont lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pupkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dupont.
Dupont lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pupkin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dupont sprawls well. Dupont wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pupkin gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Dupont, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Dupont showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dupont has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dupont!